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| Report: Cassel accepts Patriots' franchise tag |
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02/08/2009 |
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| Bristol, CT (MySportsbook) - Former backup quarterback Matt Cassel has accepted the New England Patriots' non-exclusive franchise tender, according to a report from ESPN late Saturday. After backing up a pair of Heisman Trophy winners in Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC and three years of sitting behind perennial Pro Bowl quarterback Tom Brady in New England, Cassel will earn $14,651,000 in 2009, an average of the top five salaries at quarterback. Though the salary is guaranteed, the Patriots can still trad |
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| 49ers name Raye offensive coordinator, Johnson QB coach |
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02/06/2009 |
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| with 339. Raye began his NFL coaching career with the 49ers in 1977 as the team's wide receivers coach, and had stints with a number of teams as offensive coordinator. He was with the Los Angeles Rams (1983-84, 1991), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985-86), New England Patriots (1990), Kansas City Chiefs (1998-2000), Washington Redskins (2001) and Oakland Raiders (2004-05) before taking over the Jets' offense for the past three seasons. Johnson was the wide receivers coach for Baltimore from 2006-07 after spending three ye |
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| Patriots place franchise tag on Cassel |
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02/05/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots announced Thursday that they have placed the franchise player designation on quarterback Matt Cassel. Cassel is the fourth player to be franchised by the Patriots and the first offensive player, joining kicker Adam Vinatieri (2002, 2005), safety Tebucky Jones (2003) and cornerback Asante Samuel (2007). "Matt has been a pleasure to coach his entire career and last season in particular, when his years of hard work and commitment resulted in a most impressive |
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| Pats name O'Brien quarterbacks coach |
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02/03/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots have named Bill O'Brien quarterbacks coach for the 2009 season. O'Brien will take over for Josh McDaniels, who departed New England to take the head coaching job at Denver. O'Brien has been with the organization for two years, serving as a coaching assistant in 2007 before coaching the wide receivers under McDaniels this past season. A former quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Duke University from 2005-06, O'Brien spent 14 years at the collegiate |
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| Taking it Holmes: Pittsburgh steals sixth Super Bowl victory |
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02/02/2009 |
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| e plays for this team," said Holmes. "I wanted to continue to be great and great players step up in big-time games to make plays." Ironically, Giants' receiver Plaxico Burress' famed touchdown grab to give New York the Super Bowl XLII title over the New England Patriots also came with 35 seconds remaining on the clock. Arizona (12-8) had little time to work with, but managed to push past midfield; however, Warner was stripped of the football and the Steelers recovered in the waning seconds. Warner's arm may have be |
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| Super Bowl officials announced |
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01/28/2009 |
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| even-man crew that will officiate Super Bowl XLIII between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. McAulay, who is concluding his 11th season as an NFL game official, previously served as the referee for Super Bowl XXXIX between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. This will mark his 10th career playoff game. He's also officiated five conference championship games, two divisional playoff contests and one wild card game. Joining McAulay will be umpire Roy Ellison, head linesman Derick B |
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| Faith fueled Cardinals' trip to Tampa |
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01/27/2009 |
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| t foreign and distant of environments from the serene surroundings of Arizona. On a snowy and bitterly cold mid-December afternoon in New England, the Cardinals endured the lowest point of their roller-coaster campaign in a 47-7 loss to the powerful New England Patriots that was every bit as one-sided as the final score indicated. That stinging defeat, Arizona's fourth in a five-game stretch, had officially labeled the NFC West champions as a fraud. Sure, the Cardinals had already sewn up a playoff spot at the time |
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| Reese joins Pats' front office |
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01/27/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - Former Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese has joined the front office of the New England Patriots and will serve as senior football advisor. Reese spent 13 seasons directing the Houston/Tennessee franchise from 1994 through the 2006 campaign. He was also the club's assistant GM for four years before taking over the top job, and worked as an assistant coach in the league with Houston, Minnesota, San Francisco and Detroit for 15 seasons. With the Patriots, Reese will be invol |
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| Steelers Special Teams: Holmes Can Make History |
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01/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When the New York Giants upset the previously unbeaten New England Patriots to cap off a thrilling Super Bowl XLII last February, a fan exiting University of Phoenix Stadium could be heard to exclaim, "Now I've seen everything." He was wrong. There are still two major events that have never taken place on any of the previous 42 Super Sundays. The first, oddly enough, is an overtime session. There have been some close calls, but still no fifth quarter. The second is a punt return for a touchdown. |
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| Broncos introduce McDaniels as head coach |
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01/12/2009 |
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| t head coach. McDaniels replaces longtime Denver head coach Mike Shanahan, who was fired on December 30 after 14 seasons at the helm. The Broncos signed McDaniels to a four-year contract and he becomes the 12th head coach in team history. The former New England Patriots offensive coordinator is just 32-years-old. "I don't really think that's something I stop and think about at all," said McDaniels. "My age has never been a factor, never going to be a factor. It's about performance. It's about what you're capable of |
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